Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 1.9% more expensive than Albania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.8% less in Turkey
- Groceries
-
pay 31.1% less in Turkey
- Transportation
-
pay 13.9% less in Turkey
- Housing
-
pay 12.4% less in Turkey
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Turkey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.8% less in Turkey
- Clothing
-
pay 14.2% less in Turkey
Expenses including groceries, restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Turkey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Turkey.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Albania, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL760
|
$6.91
TRY261.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL633
|
$6.91
TRY261.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL151
|
$1.17
TRY44.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL74
|
$0.42
TRY15.99
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL77
|
$1.02
TRY38.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL481
|
$4.97
TRY187.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL654
|
$3.15
TRY119.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL283
|
$1.40
TRY52.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL283
|
$2.40
TRY90.61
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL53
|
$0.37
TRY13.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL95
|
$0.87
TRY32.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL62
|
$0.42
TRY15.72
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL61
|
$0.51
TRY19.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.25
TRY9.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL46
|
$0.21
TRY8.04
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL710
|
$4.40
TRY166.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,602
|
$19.27
TRY728.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,567,314
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,693,723.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,788
|
$6.29
TRY237.81
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,454
|
$11.31
TRY427.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL40,681
|
$442.81
TRY16,733.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL29,506
|
$336.49
TRY12,716.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,238
|
$44.46
TRY1,680.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,311
|
$408.60
TRY15,440.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL319,256
|
$6,892.93
TRY260,483.69
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL236
|
$2.54
TRY96.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL161
|
$2.62
TRY99.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL336
|
$1.91
TRY72.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,038
|
$36.34
TRY1,373.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL694
|
$5.10
TRY192.76
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,620
|
$42.74
TRY1,615.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,689
|
$40.74
TRY1,539.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,253
|
$88.38
TRY3,339.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,010
|
$74.39
TRY2,811.16
|
|
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